On Thursday, Dan Bongino told his audience about a business deal that had resulted in significant financial losses. During his discussion, Bongino referred to an incident at Stanford University, where a federal judge was interrupted by students. In the now-viral clip, U.S. Circuit Court Judge Kyle Duncan was interrupted by the university’s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, who told him she felt unsafe with him on campus.
Bongino strongly believes that universities are misleading students by promoting the idea of safe spaces. Drawing from his experience with a failed business deal, Bongino shared his disappointment and the struggle of losing “hundreds of millions of dollars.” He stated that “there’s nothing safe about this world” and that it presents an opportunity to armor oneself and to learn from failure.
“But there’s another glorious side to that, too,” he said. “The world being unsafe allows you to put armor around yourself, and it allows you to fail repeatedly and dust off.” Bongino then shifted his attention to his failed business venture with the social media platform Parler. He admitted to being “buried at Parler” and referred to it as the worst experience of his life. However, Bongino didn’t give up but instead took the opportunity to align himself with Rumble and continue the battle for free speech. He acknowledged sulking and falling into self-pity but said he pulled himself up and found a solution to his failure.
“I returned, aligned myself with Rumble, and we took that same battle plan for free speech. We didn’t cry about it; we didn’t whine about it. Ladies and gentlemen, they stole hundreds of millions of dollars from me.”
